American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions
A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested in Venezuela and held for ransom just days after President Joe Biden eased crippling oil sanctions on the socialist-run government
2023-11-19 03:23
Cheers! A bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million)
2023-11-19 02:49
California Democrats meet to consider endorsement in US Senate race ahead of March primary
California Democrats are meeting in Sacramento to decide whether to endorse candidates ahead of the March primary
2023-11-19 02:26
French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
Survivors of Nazi atrocities have joined young Jewish activists in Paris to sound the alarm about resurgent antisemitic hate speech, graffiti and abuse linked to the Israel-Hamas war
2023-11-19 02:21
Adam Johnson's UK team gets back on the ice in a memorial game weeks after the player's tragic death
The English hockey team that Adam Johnson played for is holding a memorial game in his honor
2023-11-19 01:57
Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor's race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing
A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary in the Bridgeport mayor’s race after having tossed out the September election results because of alleged ballot box stuffing
2023-11-19 01:45
Panicked people leave Shifa Hospital, while dozens are killed at a school elsewhere in northern Gaza
Patients, staff and displaced people fled Gaza’s largest hospital Saturday, with one describing a panicked and chaotic evacuation as Israeli forces searched men among the evacuees and took some away
2023-11-19 01:27
In march on Jerusalem, thousands press Israeli government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza
Thousands of family members and supporters of some 240 hostages held in Gaza have streamed into Jerusalem on foot to castigate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war with Hamas
2023-11-19 01:18
Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war
More than 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of an artist and musician who was sentenced to seven years in prison for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages
2023-11-19 00:50
Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million)
2023-11-19 00:18
A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing to Morocco has been extradited back to China, State broadcaster CCTV showed the man being handcuffed and led to a police car after getting off a plane on Saturday, The Ministry of Public Security said he was a financial executive who used passwords to transfer money from his company's bank accounts to his personal account
2023-11-18 23:48
New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places
The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana’s 1960s civil rights movement has been added to the National Register of Historic Places
2023-11-18 23:46